When I returned from New York this week, my office was buzzing with the news about one of our co-workers, Wes. Wes is a nice guy. He’s about 56, and reminds me a bit of Santa Clause, minus the beard. He’s chubby and cheery with a balding head of gray hair. Uncle Sam must like Wes, too, because he’s recalled him into the army. Wes has to report to Iraq at some point in the next three weeks to two months. Why would Uncle Same want a chubby, cheery guy who retired from the military 14 years ago? Wes has a critical MOS: Counter Intelligence. Now all the guys in my office who served in the military are all concerned because if the army can nab Wes, who can barely walk down the hall without having to stop to catch his breath, imagine what they will do with the 20 and 30 somethings who just got out of the military a few years ago.
I’d like to compare W’s record against Carter’s, the president most Republicans like to say is the worst president in history. Say what you will, but Carter never started a senseless war. The entire security team in my office has legitimate concerns that they may be required to go fight a war that does not need to be fought. Imagine losing your life because some cockeyed bastard from Texas wanted to revenge Daddy’s big loss?
So if you voted for Bush, I just have to ask again, are you satisfied? You've helped ruin the country! Didn’t the first four years give you enough warning? How much pain do you like inflicted on you and those around you?
Fair warning: My husband is also on the critical MOS list. I will not stand by silently and let my 55 year old husband who is hard of hearing and can barely see get sent to Iraq because some fool from Texas has run the country into the ground. If he does, this blog is going to get a lot nastier about Bush and the jackasses that voted for him, as well as the jackasses who didn’t vote at all because they felt both candidates were bad. Just how bad to do you think Kerry could have been? Surely not this bad.
